BIG IDEA!

This idea is an evolution from my BA (Hons) final major project that was a mixed-use building that was designed to support the local community from which it is hinged, providing spaces for: learning, performing, refreshing, entertaining, meeting, working, showcasing and accommodating. With the combination of a range of elements derived from the surrounding areas, this proposal encompasses a mix of culture and environments with its aim to break the social divide and the bonds that separate the people that inhabit and work in the area.



Architecture for the Community. Socially responsible design that creates spaces for people and produces environments that matter in the community. Looking at how a specific community can help design or affect its own infrastructure, the ways people interact and how this is used to create a sense of place.



This could be to rework of redundant or derelict space, empty pockets within the urban fabric, or areas of that show a lack of human presence or areas that have an overcrowded presence. Asking the questioning what the community needs or what help this space prosper? This could also be a form of flexible architecture that could move from site to site, something I am looking into…….sustainability within the design, a business model and lifecycle of the project. How might it integrate into the future of London city plan??



To develop multi-functional and layered environments that encompass different types of processes for the creation of new spaces, combining a diverse range users and forming a rationale that draws inspiration from the people it’s designed for and the community in which the project takes place.



My interests also lie in keeping in context sustainable and environmental issues, for example new types of materials or ways of saving energy. Looking at innovative and experimental methods of design and construction and the impact this can have on the overall aesthetic of a space. How can the materiality of a defined space inspire further ways of representing a sites cultural heritage, looking at its historical context to help instigate a model for the future?